I work with liquid and dry fertilizer chemicals that create alot of dust and vapor, would this filter be the proper choice?
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This filter works fine for all of your dust and particulates. I would certainly change them out on a regular basis (perhaps 40 hours of exposure). However, there are better choices if you are dealing with ammonia or pesticides. Most pesticides you would probably use an organic vapor acid gas cartridge and then use a prefilter for the particulates. With ammonia, I believe that you can get an ammonia cartridge for your 3M mask and once again add a prefilter for the particulates. All this said, if particulates is the main problem, I would stick with the 3M 2097.
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I live in Texas and I bought this mask with the pink filters to filter out pollen, clouds of dust thrown up during mowing and poisons I spray. It works great on all of that. I love the comfortable mask and replace the filters over and over. It works for me.
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It would be best for you to contact 3-M or read their data sheet. I use it effectively against normal dust, dry paint, demo work etc in house.
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This filter only really handles nuisance vapors, I would recommend the 60923 or 60926, they may be certain chemicals in fertilizer manufacturing that would overwhelm the 2097
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Spray Paint & Smoke - it depends what you want. For either situation these only filter out the particulate - NOT the actual harmful vapor contents. So its helpful in each case - but you still need lots of clean air in either case.
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Yes, that should work fine. Verify the filter states it's acceptable for dusty applications. Also while using the mask if it starts getting harder to breath change the filters. Have fun!
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I think that it would work well for that application. Filters the finest of airborne particles. I wear mine mostly for outside activities when the pollen-count is high.
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Any vacuum that is wet-dry will pick up liquids just fine. The filter should not be in the vac when used for liquids. Just get the size of vac that meets your needs.
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I have a hemp cloth filter which I use with this and it filters EVERYTHING, but the cloth filter alone gets clogged too quick. I like using both because together they work perfectly, and the cloth filter can be washed or just rinsed out. Been doing it this way for many years now and am very happy with it. If you can't find a cloth filter to go with this, I'd also use paper filters with it. (Which I hate because of the environmental issues, not to mention the ones that are white are made white with bleach, and the brown ones cost more, and you have to keep buying the paper ones.)
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These are meant to filter extremely small solid particles. Key word: "solid". Pollens, pet dander, micro-dust, etc.. For most hazardous fine vapors (i.e. gases) and potentially-hazardous liquid materials that are sometimes used/applied as "mists" (lacquer paints and insecticides are two of many examples), you would want to use filters made of a different (finer, tighter?) mesh material.
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This type of filter is to be changed when breathing resistance is felt. It is for particulates and will work for fumes (welding) but not for vapors (acetone, MEK, solvents).
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I don't think this would be a good filter for paint fumes or smoke, I use this for work daily to protect me from drywall dust when we sand. Sometimes we are sanding and the next unit over the painters are painting and I can smell a slight hint of paint
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I use it to grind down concrete floors teamed with a Dust Deputy and I've never had a problem with dust or filters clogging. I imagine it would be the same with drywall dust, just make sure you have the proper attachments to fit your sander though I have used Ferncos to adapt to different tool dust ports.
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No. These are strictly particulate (i.e., 'dust') filters and provide no protection from organic or inorganic vapors. Google "Selection Guide for 3M Reusable Respirators" for recommendations.
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No. These filter only particles such as fine dust. They are not effective against vapors. There are other cartridges for that purpose.
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It depends on what you're doing - I got this filter because it seems to be pretty all-encompassing: http://www.amazon.com/3M-Low-Maintenance-Cartridge-Purifying-Respirator/dp/B00AEFCP0E/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1392297594&sr=1-1&keywords=6006+filter It's been effecticve for fiberglass insulation, sanding plastics and composites, spray painting, etc.
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It's a really fine powder. Nix on tea ball. It will probably clog filter quickly.
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You'd need a particle filter like this one AND one with those blue dessicant, drying balls to really dry the air. This filter only removes large droplets. Do you have adequate CFM air flow as recommended by cutter? If you're using a huge plasma cutter needing very hig flow, this Gould work. I have 30, or and 65 amp units with this
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I have a fairly powerful unit so I did not have a problem with the filter. It is pretty dense so it will reduce some of the airflow. But on the positive side, its easy to keep clean and reuse.
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Assuming that your fumes are organic vapors from diesel or gasoline--this should work just fine. This is also protect from any allergens from the lawn/grass cuttings. P100 filters protect from gas & vapors as well as from particulates, mold, bacteria. Great filter. Fits on both half mask and full face mask.